My Classes and Presentations at the Houston International Quilt Festival.

I’m excited! The catalogs are in the mail and I thought you would like to see more photos of what I will be offering at Quilt Festival. Detailed class descriptions and images are in the Classes section of my website. Questions? Contact me. Here are some more photos. Enjoy!

 

"Crazy Quilted Pins and Pendants" my all-day class #330 on Wednesday Nov 2: No sewing machines! Relax, hand stitch and embellish a pin or pendant in your favorite colors. Make yours simple or elaborate, bold or delicate—whatever suits your style.

 

 

"More Metallic Marvels" part of #465, the Mixed Media Miscellany, 2-4 on Thursday Nov. 3: Adding metallic paint to embossed cardstock or wallpaper. And some new ideas for working with Dresdens, the charming pressed paper decorations.

 

 

"Tea & Chocolate Tag Book" all-day class #518 on Friday Nov 4: Here are just a few more tag pages. Wait until you see the bits and pieces I have for the class! We will collage papers and fabrics, add color or a little hand stitching, write or glue thoughts and quotes on the backs of the tag pages. Eat some chocolate, drink some tea and bring the wrappers of your favorites.

 

 

"You Want Me to Add WHAT to My Crazy Quilt?", part of #740, the Saturday Sampler, 10-12 on Saturday Nov 5: Potential embellishments are everywhere. Let's think about some possibilities, and how they could be used.

 

 

See my photo from “Eye of the Quilter II”

I was thrilled to have a photo accepted for the “Eye of the Quilter II” exhibit that was so beautifully displayed at the 2010 Houston International Quilt Festival. I’ll post the photo, with new text, on Sunday, November 21. In the meantime, here is a detail (Click to see higher resolution version).

 

2-Day “Paper & Fabric Collage” Class Scheduled for 2010 QSDS

Some of you may know that I am the Historian for the Quilt/Surface Design Symposium held in Columbus Ohio each June. This coming year, I will switch into teaching mode to bring my “Paper & Fabric Collage”class to QSDS. 

 

Join me on Friday June 4 & Saturday June 5 for two days of experimental play, with the emphasis on using rescued, found & scrounged papers and fabrics. It doesn’t matter whether or not you have previous experience in collage.

 

This picture shows my own versions of some of the warm-up design exercises we do in class. Check out the full description and supply list at www.QSDS.com There you can also see the collage I made as my self portrait.

 

 

I'm in Print!

April 2008

The March/April 2008 issue of "Cloth Paper Scissors" includes my article about using disperse dye to transfer a vintage photo to fabric. Because it was scheduled for March/April, I created a fabric and paper collage with a Poisson d’Avril theme (see below). Missed the issue on the newsstands? Go to www.clothpaperscissors.com to order back issues, and to peruse the other creativity-inspiring goodies available there.